Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has inaugurated an advanced biodigester at its Ciudad Juarez production site in Mexico. This energy transition project will generate biomethane from organic waste processed locally, replacing part of the natural gas needed to power the site’s…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo)has announced that Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Sailboat) started commercial operation of a new carbonates plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, in November 2024. The plant uses technology licensed from Asahi Kasei for the production of high-purity ethylene…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will enhance its production capacity of CMP slurries, which are advanced semiconductor materials, at its production site located in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This expansion aims to support the increasing demand for semiconductor…
INEOS Enterprises Ltd. (London) has entered into an agreement for the sale of the INEOS Composites business to KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) for an estimated consideration of around €1.7 billion at completion. The business has combined sales of more…
Pilbara Minerals (West Perth, Australia) and POSCO Holdings (Pohang-si, South Korea) recently held a ceremony marking the completion of construction of Train 2 of the joint Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Chemical Facility (Facility), which comprises Train 1 and Train 2, was…
UBE Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has decided to increase production capacity of high-purity nitric acid at the Ube Chemical Factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture,Japan, in order to meet a further increase in demand in the future. The new equipment construction…
Givaudan (Zurich, Switzerland) announced the inauguration of its newly expanded production facility at the Pedro Escobedo site in Mexico. The investment in the new extension underscores Givaudan’s commitment to enhancing its encapsulation technologies and meeting the growing demands of its…
Conceptual capital-cost estimates are important for assessing the economic viability of proposed projects, but their usefulness depends on understanding how to appropriately apply the estimates Capital cost estimates are a crucial step in order to make prudent decisions regarding any…
This article made available to you by: Previously used process equipment can offer significant cost advantages in capital construction projects, but there are important questions to consider before pursuing pre-owned equipment Many misconceptions persist in the marketplace about secondhand equipment.…
The push toward decarbonization is driving an increased interest in electrochemical processes. Here, the authors share their experience in industrializing these processes The field of electrochemistry offers a disruptive methodology to revolutionize the chemical process industries (CPI) by electrifying processes.…